Section - 5 - Hindu Marriage Act, 1955

Section - 5 - Condition for a Hindu Marriage

HINDU MARRIAGES

Condition for a Hindu Marriage.

5. A marriage may be solemnized between any two Hindus, if the following conditions are fulfilled, namely:

(i) neither party has a spouse living at the time of the marriage;

[(ii) at the time of the marriage, neither party,—

(a) is incapable of giving a valid consent to it in consequence of unsoundness of mind; or

(b) though capable of giving a valid consent has been suffering from mental disorder of such a kind or to such an extent as to be unfit for marriage and the procreation of children; or

(iii) the bridegroom has completed the age of [twenty one] years and the bride the age of [eighteen] ye .... To read the full section download the app from Google Play store